In the years following the attacks of 9/11, Mr. Bassani led the Department of Defense effort to develop a family of interagency/intergovernmental homeland defense plans.His efforts led to the formation of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Consequence Management Response Force, an all-hazards response plan for the Washington DC Metropolitan area, a national pandemic preparation and response plan, as well as a number of sensitive, classified plans and programs.